New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-09
ACCEPTING THE BILL GRACEFULLY
RAILROAD MEN MEET AT CLEVELAND.

CoNFERIING on THEIR COURSE OF ACTION CNpEh
THE INTERSTATE BILL
CLEVELAND Feb s-The Executive Committee OF the
Central Traffic Association met to-day mt the ONCE VI
President Newell OF the Lake Shore. The meeting nau
called purpose OF deciding the fate OF inc
ganzaon whether under the Interstate Commerce w.
It could maintain an existence II in what FORM ana
what its relations to this recent national legislation were
Several addresses made and the following resoiu
tons, which embody tie sentiment and opinion CA
pressed, unanimously adopted:
Resoued That recommends thar inc NJ,
Traffic Association DO with the understanng a
lis methods statistical statements ETC. ., feSe a. - shall he
finally decided npon; ,., .,,. oor,rtt,oe tho law
should be accepted Interpreted with Just regard or tn
mutual sw,y ana RnSC Of IN law as
planned Ivy senator Cuom in the senate debate nder
IN" interstate ccmnece law in securing far as possible
the benefits o. that bill and In the faithful OBSERVANCE
RscrsG That With the Trunk nal lns
lont committee constituted for me y, do
tai may be requo by nterpre alton Of the act s ne
un BY such executive committee a1d u' Sc,on
II will be noticed that the shape which the aSSoci
will assume is no. indicated. That Is LETT Tor i"'o
meeting the association to determine. reporter ne
Commissioner Blanchard after the meeting hau az
journed, and inquired whether, in his opinion an
association cord he maiIt1incd in the race o. tc oct
ures as 10 cooling which the Interstate ,ou"''''
presented. .,.,,-,,-.,,p blanchard THE
law will maintain rates There Is however grea. , mt
sty for agreement among the roads rs W liz ,bst
their rates shall be- The law does NOT PTolu.. t,am
some members believe that under the Interstate IN
m,rcc act means can be devised whereby ths u'
may be apportioncd without violating the cith,s p
hibng pooling hut the general feeling y not 10 20
ANYTHING OF this kind just now but To ao" eaOn INV ~
keep all the business II gets .r-
would not that the cutting Of rates and
So for the that IL must he done o'iis I'm
for everybody. The cutting OF rates IN me past h' 80
most disastrous because il done secretly and lh
Of large shppcrs road would make reduction g,'ct
and scoop all the business The other lines Wouiu w.
know OF Ii until Ii too late but now they VIII ILL.,
il ut once ard meet promptly so that there WI" w
no advantage obtained by the reduction ,,oss
viii not a uniformity OF rates send all the bus,rs
over the strong lines, leaving nothing lor 'he "'
roads - c,...u,obiv =
I'm freight traffic in passenger trafic II nropi'
would, and the principle Oi dltfentals III Pt,sone'
| business NAV Dr. recognized There Will probably oe .
number OF changes in The method or codu'uhE I, o.
| uartmcut ore measure advocated IN the meetlnE 10
dav was the retirement OF all mileage books 10y the
ter-tnte any may purchase mileage p"vH,
argument that IL they not sold 10 thc Ripu "a
ally a many will mud their way into the h'u'S VI
/ the ticket scalpcrs"
CHICAGO, Feb. s.-Ncubcrs Of the passenger "eP"''
meut OF the Central Traffic Association met iouAS
ANA had n long discussion to whether special ra'e
! could be granted under the Interstate Cominerrt
law 4 resolution offered abrogatlng .lI sle'l'.
rates heretofore granted anu refusing 10 bInt 49,
more until the law had been correctly hterpioTTu -
The information obtained by he Commissioned lhe op
let was IL is claimed To maze tn law rs ouh"N.'
a. possible hut the resolution was adopted IL W.
wand rrconsdcred the officials coming To the colc4uSol
that their proposed action was foolish ana uh"Ise